What grammar is tested on JLPT N5?
빠른 답변
N5 tests basic grammar: です/ます forms, particles (は/が/を/に/で/へ), adjective conjugation, basic verb forms, and simple sentence structures.
JLPT N5 tests foundational Japanese grammar. Here's a complete breakdown:
Essential Particles
- は (wa): Topic marker - が (ga): Subject marker - を (wo): Object marker - に (ni): Direction, time, location - で (de): Location of action, means - へ (e): Direction - と (to): And, with - も (mo): Also, too - から (kara): From - まで (made): Until
Verb Forms
- ます form (polite present/future) - ました (polite past) - ません (polite negative) - ませんでした (polite past negative) - て form (connecting, requests) - ている (continuous action) - たい (want to) - Basic potential and volitional
Adjectives
- い-adjectives: Basic conjugation - な-adjectives: With な before nouns - Past tense forms - Negative forms
Basic Structures
- AはBです (A is B) - Aがあります/います (There is A) - Aは〜を食べます (A eats ~) - 〜ましょう (Let's ~) - 〜ませんか (Won't you ~?) - 〜たことがあります (Have done ~) - 〜ほうがいい (Better to ~)
Question Words
- 何 (what), どこ (where), いつ (when) - だれ (who), どうして (why) - いくら (how much), いくつ (how many)
Other Key Grammar
- Counters (個、枚、本、人) - Time expressions (前に、後で) - Comparison basics (より、のほうが) - から/ので (because) - けど/が (but)
Study Resources
- Genki I (covers all N5 grammar) - Tae Kim's Grammar Guide (online, free) - Japanese Ammo with Misa (YouTube) - Bunpro (SRS grammar practice)
Tips for N5 Grammar
1. Master particles first - they're fundamental 2. Practice verb conjugation until automatic 3. Use grammar in context, not isolation 4. Complete one textbook series (don't mix) 5. Focus on recognition, not production for test
핵심 요약
- 1Essential particles: は、が、を、に、で、へ
- 2Basic verb forms: ます/ました/ません
- 3い and な adjective conjugations
- 4Question words and counters
- 5Simple sentence structures